90-7-227. Public hearing. The department of corrections, when seeking funding under this chapter, shall hold a public hearing to determine whether or not the proposed project is in the public interest. The decision regarding public interest is determined by the department of corrections, not the authority. Notice of the public hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the community where the prerelease center would be located. Notice must be given at least once a week for 2 weeks prior to the date of the public hearing. The notice must include the time and place of the hearing, the general nature of the prerelease center project, the name of the borrower or user of the project, the estimated cost of the project, and the maximum amount of financing assistance to be provided under this chapter. A determination by the department of corrections that a prerelease center project is in the public interest does not require that it be financed under this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 477, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 90. Planning, Research, and Development
Chapter 7. Facility Finance Authority
Part 2. Authority Administration, Powers, and Limitations
90-7-201. Authority -- quorum -- mode of action -- expenses
90-7-204. Agent of the authority
90-7-205. through 90-7-210 reserved
90-7-211. Necessary expenses -- fees
90-7-212. Purchase of bonds by authority
90-7-214. Restriction on operating facility -- leases
90-7-215. through 90-7-219 reserved
90-7-220. Montana developmental center loan
90-7-221. Montana state hospital loan
90-7-222. through 90-7-224 reserved
90-7-225. Procedure prior to financing qualified small bond issue projects
90-7-226. Procedure prior to financing prerelease center projects
90-7-228. Additional reserves, funds, and accounts